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Chinese Prez Xi to visit N Korea next month: Straits Times
Shanghai Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Pyongyang next month at the invitation of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un to […]
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Imran Khan takes oath as Pakistan PM, Sidhu explains why he hugged army chief
Imran Khan took oath as Pakistan’s Prime Minister at a simple ceremony at the President’s House in Islamabad on Saturday, assuming the reins […]
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Venezuela hikes wages ahead of 96% devaluation
Caracas Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro raised wages for the fifth time this year and said he wanted to peg prices to the nation’s […]
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Taliban says no peace in Afghanistan untill foreign ‘occupation’ continues
The leader of the Taliban said on Saturday there will be no peace in Afghanistan as long as the foreign “occupation” continues, reiterating […]
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Judge tells US officials, ACLU to come up with asylum plan
A federal judge on Friday called on the U.S. government and the American Civil Liberties Union to come up with a plan to […]
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California college students attack man who stole police car, hijacked their bus, get him arrested
A man who allegedly stole a California Highway Patrol car, drove it onto a college campus and used it to commandeer a school […]
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Former UN chief and Nobel laureate Kofi Annan dies at 80
Former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died at the age of 80, his foundation said on Saturday. […]
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Benjamin Netanyahu questioned again in telecoms case, sees it “collapsing”
Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday over a case involving the country’s largest telecoms firm, one of three corruption investigations […]
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Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin share a headache, thanks to Donald Trump
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will have plenty to talk about when they meet tomorrow thanks in no small […]
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Taiwan improves missiles to counter China military expansion
Taipei Taiwan is responding to China’s arms build-up by developing missiles and interceptors of its own that could reduce Beijing’s military advantage over […]
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Imran Khan becomes the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan
Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan took oath as Pakistan’s new prime minister on Saturday, days after he defeated veteran politician Shahbaz Sharif in a […]
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US government still holds 565 immigrant children in custody
The US government continues to hold 565 illegal immigrant children in custody, three weeks after a court deadline to reunite them with parents […]